Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Sask. health-care system strained as number of COVID-19 ICU patients rises
Saskatchewan's intensive care units continue to be stretched to the breaking point by COVID-19. During a conversation with Gormley on Friday, Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone said t...
Apr 23, 2021 Regina General Hospital. (980 CJME file photo)
SaskPower on pace for bigger drop in GHG emissions by 2030 than expected
SaskPower is ahead of schedule when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions. The Crown corporation's latest forecast says it will reduce GHG emissions by at least 50 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030, be...
Apr 23, 2021
April 23 Show Segments
8:30 – Vaccine appointments are filling up fast in Saskatchewan, and the SHA is working to prepare pharmacies to deliver vaccines. Meanwhile, visitation restrictions at care homes are set to rel...
Apr 23, 2021
From speeding cars to supercars: Sask. RCMP tell traffic tales
Saskatchewan RCMP officers were quick to write a number of speeding tickets after a couple of recent traffic stops. In a media release Thursday, the Mounties said one incident happened April 8 on High...
Apr 22, 2021
Regina police search for bus shelter vandals
Regina police are trying to get to the bottom of a vandalism spree. In a news release Thursday, the Regina Police Service reported there have been 45 incidents of mischief at bus shelters throughout t...
Apr 22, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Conditions apply as Saskatchewan prepares to open care homes to more visitors
Saskatchewan is loosening visitation restrictions at long-term and personal care homes. On Thursday, the provincial government announced that, starting April 29, residents of those facilities will be ...
Apr 22, 2021
Latest COVID update April 22: 254 new cases, 1 death, 372,334 total vaccinations
The Saskatchewan government is reporting there were 254 new cases of COVID-19, 299 recoveries and one death. The person who died was in the 50 to 59 age group in the South Central zone. So far, 470 pe...
Apr 22, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Some Sask. pharmacies set to participate in COVID vaccination pilot project
Some Saskatchewan pharmacists are preparing to push plungers in the fight against COVID-19. On Thursday, the provincial government announced a few details about a pilot project that will see up to 63 ...
Apr 22, 2021 (Courtesy of University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP, File)
Driving change: $85M in highway projects on spring tender schedule in Sask.
More than $85 million worth of work is to be done on Saskatchewan's highways under the provincial government's spring tender schedule. Among the projects up for tender are: Highway 3 twinning west of ...
Apr 22, 2021 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME file photo)
Melville man dies after single-vehicle crash on Highway 10 near Duff
A 33-year-old Melville man died after a single-vehicle collision Thursday morning on Highway 10 near Duff. Officers from the Melville detachment were investigating the collision, which occurred shortl...
Apr 22, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...